Undecided, a wireless instrument system sounds nice, but I'd need instruments first... Maybe I'll start out with a watch then add some more stuff as time goes by...

John W, good point there about those programmable start times, I'll definitely do that. I'll have a long hard think about those buttons too.

Tornado: IR sounds doable. That way It could double as a TV remote ;-)

Good on you Pepin for making your solution Open Source! But I really want to get into the hardware side, just for the fun of it. I spend way too much time at the keyboard as it is.

Thanks for the tips guys, I really appreciate them!